Dr. David Bane, coordinator of the 2009 Boundary Waters Veterinary Conference, has notified the AASV that the conference scheduled for August 13 – 15 has been cancelled.
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Work Pork Expo Attendance falls almost 17%
Attendance at the World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines last week dropped to 14,625, down from 17,556 last year, officials of the National Pork Producers Council said Thursday.
Double and Triple Matings Associated with Reproductive Performance in First-Serviced and Reserviced Female Pigs in Commercial Herds
The objective of this study was to investigate associations of the number of matings and services with reproductive performance in high-performing and ordinary herds. The data included 113,265 service and 92,248 farrowing records in 117 herds. A service included single or more matings of a female pig (female) during a 10-day estrus period. Two herd groups were built on the basis of the upper 25th percentile of pigs weaned per mated female per year: high-performing (> or = 22.8 pigs) and ordinary herds. Mixed-effects models were used to analyze reproductive performance. Relative frequencies (%) of single, double and triple or more matings were 3.4, 27.4, and 69.2% in high-performing herds, respectively, and were 4.6, 59.3 and 36.1% in ordinary herds, respectively. Percentages of reserviced females in high-performing and ordinary herds were 7.3 and 13.0%, respectively. Triple or more-mated (TM) gilts had 3.5% higher farrowing rates than double-mated (DM) gilts (P
Last chance to register for AASV Summer Conference
In these challenging times, are your clients truly getting “everything but the squeal” out of their swine operations? The AASV Summer Conference, “Advanced Techniques for Swine Veterinarians: Optimizing Resources,” offers a variety of tools and techniques you can use to help producers maximize their efficiency and survive the difficult economy. Time is running out to register for the conference, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, June 22 & 23, in Ames, Iowa. Pre-registration by Friday, June 19 is required.
2009 International PRRS Symposium Announced
The 2009 International PRRS Symposium: “Molecular, Immunological, Genetic and Epidemiological Approaches for PRRSV Control” will be held Friday December 4, 2009 to Saturday December 5, 2009 at the downtown Marriott in Chicago. Website: http://www.prrssymposium.org. The symposium will precede the Conference of Researcher Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD).
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting
The USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) maintains an Adverse Event Reporting (AER) program to ensure that animal veterinary biologics are in compliance with the Virus Serum Toxin Act. This pharmacovigilance program relies, in part, on the reporting of adverse events associated with the administration of vaccines and other biologicals. The CVB would like to remind veterinarians of the importance of reporting such events.
Safepork International Symposium
The 8th Safepork International Symposium is scheduled to be held in Québec City, Canada September 30 to October 2, 2009.
Source of H1N1 in Canadian Pig Herd Unclear
Blood testing in the H1N1-infected herd of pigs in Canada has ruled out a farm worker as the source of the virus, Alberta’s health department has stated.
Designing Field Trials to Compare Vaccines or Antibiotics
Maintaining healthy pigs, improving productivity, and minimizing the effects of disease through the use of effective management procedures or pharmaceuticals (vaccines and antimicrobials) are important. Field trials conducted on commercial farms are a useful way of testing the ability of a new product to improve production or to decrease illness and death.
Position Announcement: Professional Services Veterinarian, Swine – Midwest
Novartis Animal Health US, Inc. has an opening for a swine Professional Services Veterinarian in the Midwest. Purpose: Effectively communicate with veterinarians, distributors, swine producers, and other customers concerning NAHUS-FAB products. Answer customers questions about products; assist in handling suspect adverse events (sADE) about products with TSP &P; assist on marketing projects. Perform public speaking at Trade Shows, meetings, and training sessions for the Sales representatives.